IS THE PLA REHEARSING OPERATIONS TO KEEP US FORCES OUT OF A TAIWAN CONFLICT?
Recent mainland Chinese naval deployments in the western Pacific and South China Sea have raised questions over whether Beijing is rehearsing operations to stop US and allied forces from intervening in a Taiwan conflict, according to analysts. Beijing has not announced any large-scale drill in relation to recent People’s Liberation Army (PLA) naval activities.
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Recent mainland Chinese naval deployments in the western Pacific and South China Sea have raised questions over whether Beijing is rehearsing operations to stop US and allied forces from intervening in a Taiwan conflict, according to analysts. Beijing has not announced any large-scale drill in relation to recent People’s Liberation Army (PLA) naval activities.
Source: South China Morning Post. Prolific Newsroom is monitoring this developing story across our regional bureaus and will update as more information is confirmed.
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